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Serial podcast's Adnan Syed has charges dropped after 23 years behind bars

Prosecutors have confirmed they will not be pursuing charges against Adnan Syed, jailed for 23 years for the murder of ex-girlfriend Hae Min Lee in Baltimore, Maryland. Syed's conviction was overturned last month

Daily Mirror

Serial: How one podcast changed the face of true crime and cast doubt on Adnan Syed’s murder conviction

Clémence Michallon remembers the podcast that transformed a genre as Syed walks free after 23 years behind bars

The Independent UK

Baltimore prosecutors drop charges against Adnan Syed

BALTIMORE — Baltimore prosecutors on Tuesday dropped the charges against Adnan Syed, the man whose legal saga rose to international renown because of the hit podcast “Serial.”

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Maryland AG joins family's appeal in 'Serial' murder case

The office of Maryland’s attorney general is supporting an appeal by a slain woman’s family after a Baltimore judge overturned a man’s murder conviction in a case chronicled by a groundbreaking podcast

The Independent UK

Family of victim in 'Serial' case asks court to halt case

The family of the victim in the murder case chronicled in the first season of the “Serial” podcast has asked Maryland’s intermediate appellate court to halt Adnan Syed’s court case pending the family’s appeal of a judge’s overturning of Syed’s murder conviction

The Independent UK

Hae Min Lee’s family asks Maryland appeals court to halt Adnan Syed’s case pending appeal

BALTIMORE — The family of Hae Min Lee is asking the Maryland Court of Special Appeals to halt Adnan Syed’s circuit court case pending the family’s appeal of a Baltimore judge’s overturning of Syed’s murder conviction in Lee’s death.

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Kim Kardashian releases first true crime podcast on Spotify

The reality star has been an advocate for criminal justice reform since 2018

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Hae Min Lee’s family file motion to appeal Serial subject Adnan Syed’s release

Victim’s family said they were not given enough notice to attend the court hearing which culminated in the 41-year-old’s release

The Independent UK

Victim's family to appeal Syed’s release in ‘Serial’ case

The family of a young woman who was killed in 1999 will appeal a Baltimore judge’s recent decision to overturn the conviction of Adnan Syed, the man imprisoned for decades for Hae Min Lee’s death

The Independent UK

Family of Hae Min Lee to appeal Baltimore judge’s decision that freed Adnan Syed

BALTIMORE — The family of Hae Min Lee will appeal a Baltimore judge’s decision to overturn Adnan Syed’s 22-year-old murder conviction in Lee’s death, according to court papers filed Wednesday.

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State’s Attorney Mosby says DNA test results will determine whether she drops Adnan Syed’s charges

BALTIMORE — At trial more than two decades ago, DNA analysis didn’t help Baltimore prosecutors convince a jury to find Adnan Syed guilty in the killing of his ex-girlfriend, Hae Min Lee.

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A true crime podcast has helped free Adnan Syed but the killer must still be caught

The ex-boyfriend of teenager Hae Min Lee has had his murder conviction quashed, but the nightmare goes on for her family

The Guardian - UK

How true crime media has shifted since the phenomenon of Serial

The release of Adnan Syed, the focus of the first season of hit podcast Serial, comes at a time when the genre is focusing less on the individual and more on the system

The Guardian - US

True crime makes us believe we are certain about people like Adnan Syed. We should be ashamed

His release from prison has not proved his innocence or guilt – but it has highlighted how we are all guilty of pretending we know more than we do, says writer Amelia Tait

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AFP

In US, podcasts can sometimes shape course of justice

Washington (AFP) - The release this week of one of the main characters on the hit podcast "Serial" has reignited the debate over Americans' "obsession" with true crime series and their effect on the US penal system.

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War of words: Maryland AG and Baltimore state's attorney spar over evidence that led to Adnan Syed’s release

BALTIMORE — Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby accused Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh of hiding evidence to keep Adnan Syed in prison, as a simmering feud between arguably the state’s two most powerful elected lawyers boiled over Wednesday.

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Family of Hae Min Lee treated as afterthought in recent court hearing that freed Adnan Syed, attorney says

BALTIMORE — For the past two decades, Young Lee thought justice had been served when his sister’s killer was taken off the streets. He believed Baltimore prosecutors when they repeatedly expressed confidence in the case against Adnan Syed.

The Guardian - US

Serial: how a podcast helped Adnan Syed become a free man

After spending more than two decades in prison, Syed was released in a case that became internationally known through a podcast creating a new genre

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The Independent UK

Adnan Syed family friend jokes he’s not looking to ‘hook up’ with ‘thirsty’ ladies after conviction overturned

‘Adnan is not looking to hook up or meet any of the very thirsty, er I mean interested, ladies reaching out,’ tweeted attorney and family friend Rabia Chaudry

The Independent UK

Serial host Sarah Koenig says vacation of Adnan Syed’s conviction is ‘deja vu’ for defence

‘I felt almost disoriented for about a day. Like the city prosecutor’s office suddenly pulled off a rubber mask and underneath was a scowling defense attorney,’ says the podcast host

Daily Mirror

Serial's Adnan Syed's freeing over new evidence - DNA, mobile data & handwritten notes

Adnan Syed has been freed from jail after 23 years over the murder of Hae Min Lee. Doubts over his criminal case sparked the hit podcast series Serial, which examined what happened to the 18-year-old student after new evidence was brought to light

WEKU

Adnan Syed's case is unique. Withholding of potentially exculpatory evidence is not

Roughly 2,500 people were exonerated in the United States between 1989 and 2019. In roughly half of all cases, the withholding of key evidence was the reason why.

The Conversation

'Serial' podcast's Adnan Syed has murder conviction vacated. How common are wrongful convictions?

In 2000, 18-year-old Baltimore man Adnan Syed was convicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend, Hae Min Lee, in 1999. Syed was sentenced to life in prison and served close to 23 years in prison for the crime.

WEKU

How the investigation of Adnan Syed became a podcast phenomenon

With more than 300 million downloads and multiple awards, Serial's investigation into Adnan Syed's case paved the way for a veritable cottage industry of true crime podcasts.

The Independent UK

Adnan Syed: What happens next for the Serial podcast subject and the murder case of Hae Min Lee?

Prominent attorney Duncan Levin tellsThe Independent he thinks this marks the ‘end of the road’ for Adnan Syed’s two-decade long legal battle

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